- Not all manufacturers make a slant top that would be appropriate for a VP
platform, and even fewer have a bar top. Cabinet development is expensive,
requires regulatory approval, and must look nice enough to compete. There
is no reason to pursue this unless there is a reason to believe they could
make a significant dent in VP ship share. Which brings me to...
- VP players are notoriously fickle and superstitious, and often reject
things that look too new or dramatically different. The GameKing, GameMaker
and UCM platforms look like they're 30 years old.
- A lot of the ideas that are historically profitable are locked down by
intellectual property.
- A lot of the names that are among the top performers by coin in are
locked down by trademark.
- A lot of companies just don't know what makes a good VP game. Not sure if
anyone had a chance to see WMS "Big" Event Poker. It was shamefully
terrible.
On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 2:11 AM, Bob Bartop <bobbartop@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>
>
> Why are most video poker machines made by IGT and Bally, whereas I have
> seen very few made by other manufacturers? For instance, I was just looking
> at the website of Konami. Konami's slots seem to be gaining fast in
> popularity, I see them everywhere. But it doesn't look like they even make
> a video poker type machine. WHY?
>
>
>
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